Minus 20 degrees (F) on my thermometer this morning. The ol' Big Sky is a cold, pitiless blue, and there's no warmth in the sun. Even the critters know that just 'starting your engines' is life's biggest challenge on days like this.

Updated with Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton!: Theater X-Net

Featuring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!

Charity Alert: Keep that resolution in February too! Click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: Join the slow parade viewing The Thousand Yard Stare on Ariana Huffington's blogsite. A video of Jim Soular reading his poem Gold Star Mother.
Huffington Post -- Contagious Festival.

Media Watch: Dancing with the Stars must have listened to us! We gave two votes to Drew & Cheryl and three to Jerry & Anna, mostly because the judges were so snotty to the latter couple. "Lips" and her dull Dutch partner were voted off the show. Do not underestimate the popularity of an NFL hero. Stacy & Tony weren't a sharp as they were the last two weeks, so they're beatable in the near future -- keep your focus Drew & Cheryl!
We are still watching the Winter Olympics via videotape when the humor takes us. The shows are frankly a bit dull, and there's at least 20 minutes of obnoxious commercials per hour, not counting NBC's self-promotions.